Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Aristida adscensionis Linnaeus (Six-Weeks Threeawn)

Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:Aristida bromoides Humboldt, Bonpland, & Kunth

Aristida adscensionis, like other threeawns, has one-flowered spikelets with three awns
in a panicle. However, this threeawn is an annual with a weak root system. Aristida adscensionis
can be weak and only a few inches tall, or can grow tall and mimic a perennial.
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